Terrible leadership and management - Software Engineer Qualtrics Employee Review

1.0
Oct 18, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Amazing teams and co-workers -Great Pay -Sometimes you can see the impact products are having on customers and it definitely gives you a feels-good moment. -Work life balance used to be good before the current economy. -There's a lot of products that have a clear success path for the company.

Cons

-Low PTO -Leadership has no idea what they are doing, and the company is being run to the ground. They mandated return to office and gave most remote employees an ultimatum to relocate or get laid off on top of the most recent layoffs and other employees simply got told they would be let go in March next year. The relocation letters had no compensations other than being told you'd be reimbursed (no details on dollar amount). They did another round of layoffs even after we did one at the start of the year and they told everyone there wasn't going to be another one this year. There's no transparency and instead of even offering pay cuts or doing pay cuts across the board (including the CEO) they would rather just bleed valuable talent from every single team in the company. Most people I talked to don't see themselves sticking around long term (me included). Maybe if things get better.

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5.0
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Pros

Strong promotional track, coaching, development

Cons

Compensation discrepancies for leaders and individual contributors

3.0
Jun 1, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Fantastic people work there and it's a good place to start your career. The workplace perks are decent, there are snacks and lunches provided at the office. There are also good accommodations for mental health, religious observances, and nursing mothers.

Cons

The company pivoted to "business need" as a reason for promo. Promotions are now seemingly few and far between despite higher level individuals leaving. Recent restructuring has left those still working at the company with less time to do actual client work and more time being spent documenting the work done. ELT doesn't seem to actually listen and instead performs listening theatre.

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